(a) The Commission in open session may waive any rule for
which no specific waiver provision is set out.

(b) Any person or agency requesting a waiver shall do so in
writing and shall set out the specific rule for which a waiver is requested and
the reasons justifying such a waiver.

(c) Any person desiring a waiver of the Commission's rules
shall submit a copy of the request to the rulemaking coordinator for the agency
proposing a rule at the same time and in the same manner as the submission to
the RRC.

(d) The factors to be used in deciding whether to waive a
rule are:

(1) the necessity for a waiver;

(2) the amount of notice given to the Commission
and its staff, the agency proposing the rule, and interested parties;

(3) the applicant's responsibility for the
conditions creating the need for a waiver;

(4) the applicant's previous requests for a
waiver;

(5) the applicant's knowledge of or experience
with the rulemaking process;

(6) the precedential value of such a waiver;

(7) the harm to the applicant if a waiver is
not granted;

(8) the harm to the agency if a waiver is
granted when the agency is not the applicant.